Authorities say a marked New Mexico State Police vehicle has been vandalized with spray paint.

Authorities say a marked New Mexico State Police vehicle has been vandalized with spray paint.

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Updated: 6:27 PM MST Jan 13, 2015

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WEBVTT TO CALL AHEAD AT 246-1457, TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AN OFF-DUTY NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER FOUND A DISTURBING SURPRISE ON HIS PATROL CAR SUNDAY MORNING- A SLUR AGAINST POLICE, WRITTEN IN SPRAY PAINT. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER KIRSTEN SWANSON SHOWS US WHAT VANDALS DID. THIS IS WHAT AN OFF-DUTY, NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER FOUND WHEN HE CAME OUT TO HIS CAR SUNDAY MORNING. I'm sure there was a moment of shock when he saw that on the side of his car SOMETIME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, POLICE SAY A VANDAL TAGGED THE UNIT. THE PHRASE, WRITTEN IN WHITE SPRAY PAINT READS "EXPLETIVE COPS." that officer's car was parked a family member's house, somewhere here in southeast Albuquerque NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CHIEF PETE KASSETAS SAYS THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE DEPARTMENT'S MARKED CARS HAVE BEEN TARGETED. people have broken out windows, people have vandalized our units AND KASSETAS SAYS, HE'S NOT SURPRISED. SOT it's a difficult time right now HE SAYS POLICE AROUND THE CITY, THE STATE AND EVEN THE NATION ARE ON ALERT, AFTER A NUMBER OF HIGH-PROFILE CASES HAVE ROUSED ANTI-POLICE SENTIMENT. KASSESTAS SAYS, THOUGH, THAT'S NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT HE CALLS A "DISRESPECTFUL" ACT OF VANDALISM. But at the end of the day we have no other option but to continue to push forward AND CHIEF KASSETAS HAS A STRONG MESSAGE TO WHOEVER LEFT THIS MESSAGE FOR HIS OFFICERS. SOT if the individual would like to turn himself in, great! We'll have a nice discussion, we'll move forward from there IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE KIRSTEN SWANSON KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. ALBUQUERQUE

Authorities: NMSP vehicle vandalized

Authorities say a marked New Mexico State Police vehicle has been vandalized with spray paint.